Tag: boom
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Supersonic jet secures $43 million in funding
A supersonic jet that has the ability to fly from LA to Australia in under 7 hours has secured AUD$43.3 million in series A funding. The Denver-based start-up company behind the jet is called Boom. Boom secured funding from a variety of funders, including 8VC, Caffeinated Capital, Palm Drive Ventures, RRE Ventures, and Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund. It’s…
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Richard Branson reveals new supersonic new jet
Richard Branson has collaborated on a new supersonic jet that will be capable of travelling more than two and a half times as fast as current air transport. Already being hailed as the “fastest civil aircraft ever made”, the jet would be able to travel up to 2335 kms per hour, easily covering the distance between New…